Gunman at N.J. shopping mall found dead

PervaizShallwani

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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — A gunman fired shots inside the Westfield Garden State Plaza Mall in Paramus, N.J., on Monday night, forcing the evacuation of the popular shopping center and a response involving hundreds of police officers, authorities said.

Early Tuesday, authorities said the suspect was found dead, according to the Associated Press. The body of 20-year-old Richard Shoop of Teaneck, N.J., was found in a back area of the mall, Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli said, adding that Shoop killed himself with the same weapon he allegedly used at the mall and that a note had been found. There were no other injuries.

Earlier, a law-enforcement official said that a man fired shots inside the mall and that New Jersey State Police believed the shooter was firing at security cameras.

The mall is about 20 miles from New York City.

Authorities late Monday night were still trying to determine what happened.

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